NCAA tournament: Let the real Madness begin

All right, hoop heads. Brace yourselves. The most exciting two days of the most wide-open NCAA men's tournament in recent memory is here.

Scott Muthersbaugh

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Experience matters

Miami made history this season as the first regular season and ACC tournament champion to fail to earn a No. 1 seed. Coach Jim Larranaga’s team, which meets No. 15 Pacific in Austin on Friday afternoon, features a sixth-year senior, two fifth-year seniors, six others who can celebrate victories with a cold beer and power forward Kenny Kadji (center), who is older than three starters of the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Scott Muthersbaugh

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Experience matters

Miami made history this season as the first regular season and ACC tournament champion to fail to earn a No. 1 seed. Coach Jim Larranaga’s team, which meets No. 15 Pacific in Austin on Friday afternoon, features a sixth-year senior, two fifth-year seniors, six others who can celebrate victories with a cold beer and power forward Kenny Kadji (center), who is older than three starters of the Oklahoma City Thunder.